Don’t be afraid to go for positions, jobs or take on clients just outside of your knowledge base. It’s when you’re uncomfortable that you learn and grow the most.
BARBARA CORCORANYou can’t study to be an entrepreneur. Sometimes, you just have to jump.
More Barbara Corcoran Quotes
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I have found, whether you have a tiny business or a big business, if you don’t jump on something right away, it’s like a bird flying by-it flies off.
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If someone doesn’t fit in your company, you have an obligation to get rid of them, because you’re holding them back from excelling elsewhere.
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Finding opportunity is a matter of believing it’s there.
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In business, you’re the Chief Salesman. Create a sense of demand, rather than waiting to have demand.
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Buy with your heart, not your head. You can look at all the aspects that make a purchase practical, but that kind of thinking makes it an investment rather than a home.
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Every single thing I learned about marketing and building my business, I learned from my mom, and she had never been in the workforce. She just had great practical sense.
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A complainer is like a Death Eater because there’s a suction of negative energy. You can catch a great attitude from great people.
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I hate entrepreneurs with beautiful business plans.
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I was a hot-dog stand lady, I was an orphan housemother, I was a waitress 3 or 4 times. All of those jobs did not have good bosses. They basically told you what to do, when to do and when to hop. And I just didn’t like that very much.
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Harebrained schemes often lead to great discoveries.
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My mother’s genius was to put her finger on the gifts she saw in each of us, and make every one of us believe that that gift was uniquely ours.
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I hadn’t learned to read by third grade, which wasn’t unusual for some kids. I knew something was wrong because I couldn’t see or understand the words the way the other kids did. I wasn’t the least bit bothered – until I was sent back to the second-grade classroom for reading help after school.
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Shark Tales: How I turned $1,000 into a Billion Dollar Business.
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A funny thing happens in real estate. When it comes back, it comes back up like gangbusters.
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I love myself. Anything that has my name I’m tickled to death.
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